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    Jurist ECHR: Belgium violated rights of Jehovah’s Witnesses in failing to grant tax exemptions

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that Belgium violated the rights of Jehovah’s Witnesses in failing to grant tax exemptions in a }']ruling Tuesday. The case of Assemblée Chrétienne Des Témoins de Jéhovah d’Anderlecht and Others v. Belgium concerned an application made by...
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    Jurist Hundreds of civilians executed in escalation of Mali conflict

    Human Rights Watch (HWR) released a report Tuesday revealing that Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly executed an estimated 300 civilian men in late March 2022. The civilians were allegedly executed in the central Malian town of Moura. These alleged killings are the...
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    Jurist Russia issues retaliatory visa restrictions over Ukraine sanctions

    Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday issued a decree restricting visas for citizens of countries deemed unfriendly by the Kremlin. Under the decree, expedited visa procedures for citizens of the European Union, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein will cease. Additionally...
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    Jurist EU Court of Justice rules against ‘general and indiscriminate’ data retention by police

    The Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) Tuesday ruled that national governments may not permit the “general and indiscriminate retention” of traffic and location data of electronic communications. The court’s ruling comes from a long procedural history. In 2015, an Irish court convicted...
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    Jurist Colombia national pleads not guilty to Haitian president assassination charges

    Former Colombian soldier Mario Palacios Monday pleaded not guilty to charges by US prosecutors that he conspired to commit murder or kidnapping in connection with the assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise, according to Reuters. Moise was assassinated on July 7, 2021. The case...
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    Jurist US and Spain seize $90M yacht from sanctioned Russian oligarch

    Spanish and US authorities Monday seized a 254-foot yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg from a Spanish marina. Vekselberg operates the Renova Group, an energy conglomerate with operations in metals, mining, tech and other assets. Vekselberg was first sanctioned in 2014...
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    Jurist HRW presses EU, calls for better human rights conditions in Vietnam

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday urged the European Union (EU) to press Vietnam to improve human rights record. HRW called upon the EU “to insist of clear, concrete, and measurable human rights benchmarks for Vietnam” ahead of a bilateral human rights dialogue between the Union and the...
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    Jurist Delhi high court quashes travel ban against Indian journalist

    The Delhi High Court Monday set aside a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) preventing noted journalist Rana Ayyub from traveling abroad. The LOC was issued over allegations of misappropriated money raised through crowdfunding for COVID-19 relief work. Ayyub was...
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    Jurist Human rights groups urge Canada to end immigrant detention in provincial jails

    Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Monday called on Canada to end its practice of incarcerating immigration detainees in provincial jails. “Canada’s practice . . . is inconsistent with international human rights standards, and jail conditions potentially breach federal-provincial...
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    Jurist Palestine lawyer sues NSO Group for Pegasus spyware surveillance

    Palestinian-French lawyer and human rights defender Salah Hammouri Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against the Israeli tech surveillance company NSO Group, claiming it had illegally infiltrated his phone using controversial Pegasus spyware. He filed the complaint jointly with the...
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